Getting better one day at a time

This is Brian with another update on Wendi. She is still in the hospital, although she is slowly improving each day. She did not get the kidney stent removed after all; there were scheduling problems so her doctor decided against the procedure. There is no harm in leaving the stent in place for the time being. She is more alert, and she doesn't have a CNA in the room watching her nearly as much as she once did. She started eating solid food on Friday, but she ate such a small amount that she still has to receive most of her nutrition through an IV bag. She probably needs a few days to work up to normal amounts of food.

Wendi has spoken with the discharge planner a couple of times. Right now it looks like she will be discharged next Monday or Tuesday. She will still have some tubes in her for another week or two, but no IV bags (we hope).